Hot weather, engine trouble in Mali
Hi Folks, Greetings from Bamako. We've made it through Benin, Togo, Ghana, Burkina Faso, and now we're finally in Mali. It's hot! and the bikes are complaining. I'm on a Yamaha XT225 Serow from the early 1990's. In the heat of the day (110+ degrees F), the engine shuts off, like I'm running out of gas. If I wait in the shade five minutes, it starts up again without a problem. I recall reading something about this phenomenon in Chris Scott's Adventure Motorcycle Handbook, but I don't have the book with me. Something about gas vaporizing in the fuel line so it doesn't reach the carb. Any ideas/suggestions? The carb is pretty well adjusted, and the bike runs great in the mornings and evening. Unfortunately we've got lots of distance to cover, and we can't simply avoid riding in the mid-day heat. Thanks! Christoph PULAKU | the fulani photo-documentary project
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